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Intel Core i5-12600

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i5-12600 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?

This is relatively new CPU that contains 6 Cores and 12 Threads. The Intel Core i5-12600 also has reasonable threaded performance that will serve well in games. Paired with a good videocard, is this CPU Good for Gaming? Yes, this would be a suitable CPU for gaming. [More ...]

Intel Core i5-12600

Description: Intel UHD Graphics 770

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA 1700

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 4.8 GHz

Cores: 6 Threads: 12

Typical TDP: 65 W

TDP Up: 117 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 6 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 6 x 48 KB
L2 Cache: 6 x 1280 KB
L3 Cache: 18 MB

Memory Support: Max. Memory Size: 128 GB (Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s, Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s, ECC Supported)

Other names: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600, 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12600

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2022

CPUmark/$Price: 78.19

Overall Rank:
593rd fastest in multithreading out of 4862 CPUs
159th fastest in single threading out of 4862 CPUs
201st fastest in out of 1383 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $271.98 USD (2024-10-11)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
21265
Single Thread Rating
3815

Samples: 329*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-12600

Integer Math65,911 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math51,321 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers83 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting24,629 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption12,796 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression254,490 KBytes/Sec
Physics1,293 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions17,226 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread3,815 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of October 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-12600

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 9th of October 2024
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$271.98 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$271.99 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
59,077
Intel Core i9-12900K
41,480
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
39,120
Intel Core i7-12700K
34,603
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
21,888
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
21,866
Intel Core i5-12600
21,265
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
18,266
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
17,749
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
15,531
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
14,162
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
219.15
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
182.41
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
177.82
Intel Core i9-12900K
151.39
Intel Core i9-13900K
142.01
Intel Core i7-12700K
84.60
Intel Core i5-12600
78.19
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
58.92
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
4,622
Intel Core i9-12900K
4,163
Intel Core i7-12700K
4,030
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
3,902
Intel Core i5-12600
3,815
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz
3,804
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
3,690
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
3,469
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
2,929
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
2,567
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-12600
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2212600 - Oct 06 2024
22150
BL2212555 - Oct 06 2024
22198
BL2212512 - Oct 06 2024
20571
BL2212418 - Oct 06 2024
19478
BL2212396 - Oct 06 2024
21582
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-12600
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-12600
21,265
AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Core i5-12600
18,640 (-12.3%)
Intel Core i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
25,238 (+18.7%)
Intel Core i7-11700K @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
24,591 (+15.6%)
Intel Core i7-11700KF @ 3.60GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
23,945 (+12.6%)
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Core i5-12600
23,144 (+8.8%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 vs Intel Core i5-12600
21,572 (+1.4%)
Intel Core i7-12700T vs Intel Core i5-12600
21,335 (+0.3%)
Intel Core i7-11700F @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Core i5-12600
21,004 (-1.2%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Intel Core i5-12600
19,878 (-6.5%)
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Intel Core i5-12600
19,398 (-8.8%)
Intel Core i5-12400 vs Intel Core i5-12600
19,371 (-8.9%)
Intel Core i5-13500T vs Intel Core i5-12600
23,140 (+8.8%)

Is the Intel Core i5-12600 Good for Gaming?
As of 13th of October 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
10,610
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
9,417
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
9,262
Intel Core i9-14900KS
9,106
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
9,038
Intel Core i9-13900KS
8,491
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
8,392
Intel Core i9-14900K
8,085
Intel Core i9-14900KF
7,974
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
7,820
Intel Core i9-13900K
7,776
Intel Core i7-13790F
7,746
Intel Core i5-12600
4,480